I created a monitoring tool for GitHub Actions as a personal project. The tool provides a dashboard view where you can see all your repositories in one place, which makes it easier than sorting through 15+ repos to check build statuses. It utilizes webhooks only—no OAuth or accessing your code, just a simple dashboard that links directly to your workflow jobs. I'm curious, do others find this type of tool useful, or do you generally stick with the GitHub UI? Do you care about OAuth/api access, and if you use other tools for monitoring, what made you choose them? I want to gauge if this is an actual problem or if it's already solved so I know whether to pursue this further.
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Have you looked at the GitHub Actions Exporter? It could add to Grafana for monitoring.
I’d prefer integrating it into my current monitoring system rather than using another standalone tool. One single dashboard would be ideal!
I have a similar project on the back burner, planned to integrate it into Grafana. But you know how it goes—other priorities always come up! We already get Slack and email notifications when things fail, so it feels more like a fun side project for now.
I think this is a pretty solid idea! I'm in a team where we set up a new platform using GitHub workflows for CI/CD. I got tired of constantly being notified about issues and having to ask for repo links. So, I built a dashboard myself to track workflow runs, errors, and alerts. Your tool could totally be useful for quick tests and experiments without needing a full-fledged setup.
Definitely could help those who want a quick overview without diving into complex monitoring.
Absolutely, this could be perfect for smaller teams juggling multiple repos.
What’s your go-to monitoring stack for GitHub builds when you have time to set it up?
Isn't there already a Prometheus exporter for GitHub Actions that does something similar? Just checking if I’m misinformed here.
Check out capralifecycle’s GitHub Actions CI Dashboard; it might have some of what you’re looking for!
This idea is cool, but I don’t see a big market for monetization if that’s your goal. Maybe open sourcing could be a good move for your portfolio?
Yeah, maintaining it would take time too, but I’m seriously considering that.
What monitoring tool are you using? Is there not a connector available for it?